The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-18
GERERAL NRMA

hiNhh Aehiuk ohO"ly'
0SK boat leaving today.
Business only moderate.
The packets left with fair trips.
RED RIvKR is rising al Shreveport.
The Ohio river is rising at Pitisburg
and Cincinnati.
JOHN JAMES WIS yesterday appoint
ed second mate Of the james Lee.
ARKANSAS river is on a boom. 1t
rose feet y inches yesterday at Fort Smith.
DURING the twenty.four hours end
ing at noon yesterday the river here fell 4
inches.
The ,Chickassw, Capt. Ell. Postal,
will leave tomorrow eve ming for all points
on White river,
THE Tennessee river is rising slowly
at Chattanooga, while tho Cumberland Is
falling nj Nashville.
THE DEsoTo will srrivs Thursday
aud leave Friday ovoning for Cincinnati.
Capt. y. b. Russell Is her agent.
TIKI Mississippi Valley Transports.
ton Company's barge No. % ia at tho Ele-
yator taking on 400 sacks ofoil cake for Now
Orleans.
THR Alberta No. 3, which left here
NHluIuAy eNouluk W ulNo IlNtEg NusHNh
DeVnlis Bluff Sunday night at Q o'clock,
going along 10 good share.
A TRLEaRAM received late yesterday
evening by Capt. Ed Postal from Newport,
Ark, stated that tho weather was very cold,
but that there was no rise in White river at
that point.
The Coahcma got in Sunday from
0seeola with 96 balos of cotton, b bags Of
seed oottop, "a sacks cotton seed and 81
packages Of sundtie.,, She went back last
evening with lair "trip.
THE repairs to the Chesapeake were
completed and she dropped down TO the land
ing Sunday, looking like u new boat in her
fresh coat Of paint. hho loft yesterday even
ing for Tiptonyillo with fair trip.
THE Ed. Foster, Capt o. X. Joplin,
will probably be hero in time to leave this
oveninv for Mariana, tho Cutoff and all
way points on tho b'Apguille and st. Fran
els rivers. Lee Gun Minis Is hor clerk.
Mr., WARREN QuARLBs, formerly su.
perinto ndent of tho Mobile and Northwest
orn railroad, yesterday wont out second
raah, who stopped OF on account Of sickness,
The Kate Adams arrived yesterday
morning with @e bales 81 cotton, "a bags Of
seed cotton, 1872 sacks Of Gotten seed R1d 80
paekss es of sun dries. hhe returned to Ar
kansas City yesterday evening with good
trip.
CART. HARRY NATION, one OF the
pilots Of tho steamer AIhansas City returned
10 ST. Louis by rail. lie came hero to see
me nj as Captain OF tho iishthouio steamer to
run In this district.
The Joe Peters went 100 miles mp
the Arkansas river, which WAS as far as she
could go, and sho " now on her way back to
this port bhe Is expected TO arrive here to-
morrow evening ana may return to Arkans
sas river Thursday evenins.
THE james Lee arrived Sunday even.
ing with 4ss bales Of Gotten, 81 bags of teed
cotton, lT94 sacke OF cOttsn sled, head Of
turned 10 rriars Point yesterday evening
with fair tip of both freight and people.
Local INSPECTORS DARRAaH ard
Brasee yesterday inspected the stoa or
Rome Masready, and This time the wen
through tho inspeol Jpn all right and she was
given A papers. Tue Inspectors will leave
In day or ~ fer Black Rock, en- Upper
White river, to inspect boat.
A DIsPAToH received yesterday by
Mr.. John d. Rogers, agent Of the Southern
May. Houston has pastod 0reenville and
would take on a let Of cotton at Helena. She
will probably GTiye here tonight. Mr..
Rogers has engaged for her 100 bales OF cot
ton and 80 tons OF rnilroad iroA.
THE Golden Rule, which passed here
when the leo was pretty heavy, was at Louis.
vile yesterday and in good shape. Some
people in those parts said IL was very fool
hardy for Capt. Shibkk " proceed from this
port, but he did II, and like the bcdbug, no
"got there" o. p. bhinhle is a steamboat
man.
CAPT DAN ABLE, one OF the oldest.
host and most popular captains on the river,
arrived b. the atty yesterday frOm 81. Louis,
II Is Tumored that no Is here for tho purpose
Of taking charge Of tho VIII \. Hays, which
steamer, IL Is sad, viii tako the place OF the
III fated City OF Matches In the st. Louis and
New Orleans Anchor Line.
THR towbost RAYMOND Horner, en-
route from louisville to New Orleans with
tow Of coal, Is still lying At BlTheld's Point,
100 miles above hero and ~ miles this side Of
Ilales Point. Slro had 10 10 to bank on ac-
count Of ice, and NV there is mo- enough
water TO lot her go through. She will proba
bly, remain at barasla until there is more
water.
The snapboat J. N. MaComb, which
has been laid up hero on account OF the ice,
raised steam yesterday and won't down to
tho point near tho KsnBas City incline on
the Tennessee Bde, AMI removed a large
snag which was dangerous TO navigation.
She will proceed UP the river this morning
and vii thoroughly clean the chute Of Island
" Of all snsgs.